PARANá. River Plate tops Patronato 1-0 after M. Borja scored just 1 goal (54′). River Plate took advantage of its better ball possession (60%).
N. Castro received a red card (90′). This double yellow card was one of the reason why Patronato lost the match.
J. Giani missed a decisive penalty (45′). That would have allowed Patronato to draw the match.
The match was played at the Estadio Presbítero Bartolomé Grella stadium in Paraná on Sunday and it started at 8:30 pm local time. The referee was Patricio Loustau who had the assistance of Diego Yamil Bonfá and Maximiliano Del Yesso. The 4th official was Maximiliano Ramírez. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 13.1 degrees Celsius or 55.54 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 28%.
Match Statistics
- 40 Ball Possession 60
Shots
- 18 Total 17
- 4 On Target 3
- 14 Off Target 14
- 1 Shots blocked 8
- 91 Attack 97
- 47 Dangerous attack 42
- 79 Ball safe 101
- 1 Penalties 0
- 11 Corners 6
- 5 Off Sides 4
Fouls
- 16 Total 5
- 7 Yellow Cards 4
- 1 Double Yellow 0
- 1 Red Card 0
Other
- 6 Substitutions 6
Ball possession
River Plate had a superior ball possession 60% while Patronato was struggling with a 40% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Patronato was more pushing with 47 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 4 were on target. Anyhow, River Plate succeeded in find the solution to win this match.
Patronato shot 18 times, 4 on target, 14 off target. On the opposite side, River Plate shot 17 times, 3 on target, 14 off target.
Cards
Patronato received 6 yellow cards (S. Medina, N. Castro, M. L. Estigarribia, T. Banega, J. Giani and F. Altamirano). On the opposite side, River Plate received 4 yellow cards (P. Diaz, P. Solari, E. Mammana and J. Paradela).
N. Castro (Patronato) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (90′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Patronato will stay with 31 points to move down in the 13th place. On the other side, River Plate will have 41 points to remain in the 3rd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Superliga, Patronato will play away with Godoy Cruz on the 16th of October with a 4-0 head to head record in favor of Godoy Cruz (1 draw).
River Plate will host Rosario Central on the 16th of October with a 5-1 head to head stats in favor of River Plate (3 draws).
Patronato – Formation
Patronato
90'
63'
90'
Patronato started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Facundo Sava decided to play with the following team: Facundo Altamirano , Raúl Lozano , Sergio Ojeda , Carlos Quintana , Lucas Kruspzky , Justo Giani , Tiago Banega , Nicolás Castro , Sebastián Medina , Jonathan Herrera and Marcelo Estigarribia .
The home team had on the bench: Matías Lisandro Mansilla, Facundo Cobos , Juan Barinaga , Juan Cruz Guasone, Alexander Sebastián Sosa , Axel Rodríguez, Franco Ezequiel Leys, Jonas Acevedo , Matías Gabriel Pardo, Jorge Vidal Valdez Chamorro, Leonel Mosevich and Lautaro Dante Geminiani.
Substitutions
Patronato made 4 changes: S. Medina for F. Cobos (46′), L. Kruspzky for J. Acevedo (63′), T. Banega for J. Barinaga (74′) and J. Herrera for A. Sosa (74′).
Best player: Marcelo Estigarribia
The player that probably impressed the most for Patronato was Marcelo Estigarribia.
His rating is with 20 passes (60% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 22. He performed 4 crosses.
River Plate – Formation
River Plate
54'
River Plate started with a 4-3-1-2 line-up (4-3-1-2).
Marcelo Daniel Gallardo played with: Franco Armani , Marcelo Herrera , Emanuel Mammana , Paulo Díaz , Milton Casco , Nicolás de la Cruz , Enzo Pérez , Juan Quintero , Agustín Palavecino , Pablo Solari and Miguel Borja .
They had on the bench: Héctor David Martínez, Matías Suárez, Javier Horacio Pinola, Elías José Gómez, Leandro González Pírez , Ezequiel Ignacio Centurión, Tomás Pochettino, José Paradela, Jonathan Ramón Maidana and Esequiel Barco .
Substitutions
River Plate made 4 changes: E. Perez for E. Barco (46′), P. Solari for L. Gonzalez (68′), J. Quintero for J. Paradela (83′) and M. Borja for M. Suarez (83′).
Best player: Franco Armani
The most impressive player for River Plate was the goalkeeper: Franco Armani. His rating is 8.10. He saved 1 penalty. He performed 5 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Superliga.
- Talleres Córdoba – Godoy Cruz – 3-1
- Patronato – River Plate – 0-1
- Banfield – Gimnasia La Plata – 0-2
- Boca Juniors – Aldosivi – 2-1
- Tigre – Independiente – 2-1
